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Augustana University (SD) · 2 months ago

Communications & Social Media Strategist

Sioux Falls, SD

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Augustana University is inviting applications for a Communications & Social Media Strategist. The role involves researching, crafting, and supporting strategic communications while managing content for social media platforms and serving as the lead writer and editor for university publications.

Higher Education

Diversity & Inclusion

Responsibilities

Research, craft and support strategic communications, including publications, reports, stories, presentations and collateral material

Serve as the lead writer and editor of •The Augustana• magazine

Serve as the key feature writer for stories that appear on augie.edu

Serve as author and copy editor for a variety of projects that may include web content, email, promotional materials, donor proposals and development communications

Provide writing and editing support for strategic university communications and marketing materials

Advise campus constituents on how to create best-in-class content experiences for their audiences

Contribute ideas for topics, themes and messages based on an understanding of institutional priorities, issues and opportunities

Develop and manage content for social media platforms

Communicate social media plans, growth and data to the broader internal community

Qualification

Communications planningAP StyleSocial media managementCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree

Three to five (3-5) years of professional experience in writing/editing, journalism or a related area preferred

Working knowledge of AP Style

Experience in the writing, editing and production of materials such as magazines, feature stories, articles, brochures, etc

The ability to independently synthesize information from technical and non-technical disciplines and strategically identify meaningful story angles for appropriate audiences, both internally and externally

The ability to lead the ongoing development of a dynamic social media presence designed to raise the visibility of the university's reputation for academic excellence to a global audience

Interacting with students, faculty, and leadership with different backgrounds and points of view and a deep appreciation of and respect for academic values and culture must be a top value of the candidate

Preferred

Demonstrated knowledge of communications planning and/or a demonstrated ability to develop original written content for a variety of audiences is preferred